Why Choose Blue for Hyperlinks?

Google has done an experiment to test the design of its result pages by changing the blue colour links to black. Apparently, the black links are freaking people out.

Lance Ulanoff from Mash thus has determined to find out the reason behind the choice and use of blue for hyperlinks to analyze the design of the results pages. It is certained that blue links have been the default link style on the web for more than 20 years and it is believed, to stand out from all the black texts surround it.